Luke 2:7 meaning and explanation

And she gave birth to her firstborn, a Son. She wrapped Him in swaddling cloths and laid Him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.

Luke 2:7, Berean Standard Bible

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Luke has just explained that Joseph and Mary traveled to Bethlehem to register for a census, and while they were there her time came. The verse is quietly matter of fact: she bore her firstborn son, wrapped him in strips of cloth, and laid him in a manger, a feeding trough for animals.

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